Church Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.37° N 4.56° W

Church Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Church Bay sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.5° 

Church Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Church Bay today (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Bay at 2PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

Table - waves today at Church Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
5
1.4
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1
NW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
SW
6
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
1
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
117
83
49
23
10
9
5
16
27
40
21
12
12
13
14
17
10
6
3
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
35
W
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:37AM4.04m
6:15PM4.27m
7:31AM4.11m
7:47PM4.46m
8:39AM4.39m
8:44PM4.77m
Low Tide
11:54AM2.66m
00:57AM2.46m
1:32PM2.55m
2:15AM2.16m
2:33PM2.24m
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:20
7:17
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
Feels °C
7
6
8
9
10
10
10
8
8
9
11
12
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
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